Why are there flowers on the side of the road?
Roadside memorials are a statement of grief and love from the loved ones of the accident victim or victims. But apart from their personal significance, these memorials also serve as a reminder and warning to other road users of the dangers of driving, and to encourage safer driving.
Short. Short flowering plants that grow along roadways include California poppy (Eschsholzia californica) and African daisies (Osteospermum). California poppy is the state flower of California.
A cross on the side of the road typically means that someone passed away from a motor vehicle accident at or around that location. You will find these all across the United States, but the idea of placing a memorial alongside the road dates back over two hundred years in the American Southwest.
These are Dame's rocket (Hesperis matronalis) a member of the mustard family and no relation to phlox. This plant is often sold as a wildflower but it is not native to the United States.
Commonly known as sourgrass or Bermuda buttercup, it flowers from November to April, and in the last few months oxalis has come out in full force in the Bay Area, encouraged by December and February rains.
Or so it would seem traveling through West Virginia. Every few miles, groups of three crosses stand like sentinels along its roadways — a high gold cross flanked by two smaller light blue crosses. Most travelers recognize them as monuments to the crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth, a central event in Christianity.
The three cross symbol means that you are a person of faith. It represents the Holy Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. You can use this tattoo to show your devotion or love for God by getting it done on your body today!
SUTTON, W.Va. —One night in 1984, the Reverend Bernard Coffindaffer had an epiphany. God called him, he explained afterward, to erect sets of three crosses across the land to recall Christ's crucifixion at Calvary.
Chicory has a bright blue, 1 ½ inch wide flower and grows one to four-feet tall. Only a few flower heads open at a time and each last only a day. The roots are sometimes used as a coffee substitute or additive. I think the chicory flower shade of blue is one of the most beautiful in our plant world.
Hemerocallis, or day lilies, have moved from their familiar roadside habitats to become the favorite flowers of the most discriminating gardeners. The ''Hems'' are now top-ranking perennials. The old ''lemon and orange lilies'' are still found along road banks and rural areas.
What are the blue flowers on the side of the road?
Chicory has a bright blue, 1 ½ inch wide flower and grows one to four-feet tall. Only a few flower heads open at a time and each last only a day. The roots are sometimes used as a coffee substitute or additive. I think the chicory flower shade of blue is one of the most beautiful in our plant world.
Hemerocallis, or day lilies, have moved from their familiar roadside habitats to become the favorite flowers of the most discriminating gardeners. The ''Hems'' are now top-ranking perennials. The old ''lemon and orange lilies'' are still found along road banks and rural areas.
We haved a lot of oleander growing in the freeway centers here in California, which have lots of pink or yellow or white flowers!
